30 people who are only famous in Detroit

By on Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 6:14 pm

Maybe some of these people are slightly recognized outside of Detroit, but here in Michigan, we all know who these people are from just hearing their names (or nicknames, like Spaghetti Man). From local characters to broadcast journalists, they're all here and all have a special place in our Detroit lexicon. 

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Angela Wisniewszki | Owner of Coup D’etat, writer, content creator, style icon Photo by Sal Rodriguez

Angela Wisniewszki | Owner of Coup D’etat, writer, content creator, style icon



Photo by Sal Rodriguez
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Icewear Vezzo | Rapper Photo by Kahn Santori Davison

Icewear Vezzo | Rapper



Photo by Kahn Santori Davison
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Ernie Hassan | Owner of Ernie’s Sandwich Shop, smile-maker Photo courtesy of Earnie’s Sandwich Shop

Ernie Hassan | Owner of Ernie’s Sandwich Shop, smile-maker



Photo courtesy of Earnie’s Sandwich Shop
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Stephen Henderson | Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, host of WDET’s Detroit Today Courtesy Photo

Stephen Henderson | Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, host of WDET’s Detroit Today



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Charleen Dexter | Queen of the Bronx Bar Photo via Violet Ikononova

Charleen Dexter | Queen of the Bronx Bar



Photo via Violet Ikononova
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Larry Mongo | Owner of Cafe D’Mongo’s Photo by Tom Perkins

Larry Mongo | Owner of Cafe D’Mongo’s



Photo by Tom Perkins
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Bevlove | Singer, Detroit’s Beyoncé Photo by Mar Mnz

Bevlove | Singer, Detroit’s Beyoncé



Photo by Mar Mnz
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Zoë Ligon | Dildo duchess, Spectrum Boutique founder, sex educator Photo via YouTube

Zoë Ligon | Dildo duchess, Spectrum Boutique founder, sex educator



Photo via YouTube
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Sheefy McFly | Performer, artist Photo by Emad Rashidi

Sheefy McFly | Performer, artist



Photo by Emad Rashidi
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Carlo and Rose | Lives of every party, #relationshipgoals Photo courtesy of Coup D’etat

Carlo and Rose | Lives of every party, #relationshipgoals



Photo courtesy of Coup D’etat
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Dan Gilbert | Quicken Loans and Bedrock daddy Photo via Flickr user TechCrunch

Dan Gilbert | Quicken Loans and Bedrock daddy



Photo via Flickr user TechCrunch
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Russell A. Taylor aka Satori Circus | Performance artist, naughty cabaret clown Courtesy photo

Russell A. Taylor aka Satori Circus | Performance artist, naughty cabaret clown



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Jude Angelini aka Rude Jude | Author, Jenny Jones star, Sirius XM shit starter Photo by Lee Devito

Jude Angelini aka Rude Jude | Author, Jenny Jones star, Sirius XM shit starter



Photo by Lee Devito
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Leah Vernon | Blogger, model, author, and advocate Photo by Eric Puschak

Leah Vernon | Blogger, model, author, and advocate



Photo by Eric Puschak
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Bruce Schwartz aka Detroit Bruce | Local character, Detroit ambassador Photo via YouTube

Bruce Schwartz aka Detroit Bruce | Local character, Detroit ambassador



Photo via YouTube
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Lance Luce | Sparkling Detroit Red Wings organist Photo via Lance Luce

Lance Luce | Sparkling Detroit Red Wings organist



Photo via Lance Luce
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Sam Bernstein and his family | Attorneys, 1-800-Call-SAM Photo via YouTube

Sam Bernstein and his family | Attorneys, 1-800-Call-SAM



Photo via YouTube
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Patricia Lay-Dorsey aka Grandma Techno | Local character, party photographer, senior raver Photo via YouTube

Patricia Lay-Dorsey aka Grandma Techno | Local character, party photographer, senior raver



Photo via YouTube
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John King | King of books at John K. King’s Used & Rare Books Photo by Marco Mancienell

John King | King of books at John K. King’s Used & Rare Books



Photo by Marco Mancienell
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Ingrid LaFleur | Afrofuturist, advocate, curator Photo courtesy of Ingrid LaFleur/by Justin Milhouse

Ingrid LaFleur | Afrofuturist, advocate, curator



Photo courtesy of Ingrid LaFleur/by Justin Milhouse
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